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Fully automated laboratory heads into orbit to test food production in space
Cranfield University spin-out company Frontier Space has sent a fully automated laboratory into orbit as part of a European Space Agency project to assess the viability of creating lab-grown food in microgravity.
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2025
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NASA Marshall fires up hybrid rocket motor to prep for moon landings
NASA's Artemis campaign will use human landing systems, provided by SpaceX and Blue Origin, to safely transport crew to and from the surface of the moon, in preparation for future crewed missions to Mars. As the landers touch ...
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2025
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NASA's Roman mission shares detailed plans to scour skies
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team shared Thursday the designs for the three core surveys the mission will conduct after launch. These observation programs are designed to investigate some of the most profound ...
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2025
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NASA tests key spacesuit parts inside this icy chamber
When NASA astronauts return to the moon under the Artemis campaign and eventually venture farther into the solar system, they will encounter conditions harsher than any humans have experienced before. Ensuring next-generation ...
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2025
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A novel concept for a multiplanetary crewed mission to Mars and Ceres
For NASA, sending a crewed mission to Mars has been the long-term goal for over two decades. China has joined the club in recent years, with plans to send crewed missions to the red planet ahead of NASA. In both cases, the ...
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2025
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Spaceship carrying 3 Chinese astronauts docks with Tiangong space station in latest crew rotation
A spaceship carrying three astronauts docked Thursday with China's space station in the latest crew rotation, marking a further step in the country's ambitions for a crewed mission to the moon and explore Mars.
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2025
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China launches 3 astronauts to replace crew on Chinese space station
China has launched three astronauts into space to replace the crew on the Chinese Tiangong space station, marking a further step in the country's ambitions for a crewed mission to the moon and explore Mars.
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2025
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Chinese astronauts set to blast off for space station
China will send a new team of astronauts to its space station on Thursday, as the country marches toward its ambition of becoming a space power to rival the dominance of the United States.
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2025
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Veteran Chinese astronaut to lead fresh crew to space station
China announced on Wednesday that a veteran astronaut will lead two crew members on their first flight to the Tiangong space station, the latest milestone in its race to send a manned mission to the moon by 2030.
Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2025
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Chinese engineers used gravitational slingshots to rescue a pair of satellites
On March 15 at 8:15 p.m. Beijing time (March 14 at 8:42 p.m. EDT; 5:42 p.m. PDT), China launched two satellites atop a Yuanzheng-1S mounted on a Long March-2C rocket. While the first and second stages were successful, a technical ...
Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2025
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China reveals new team of astronauts for space station launch
China announced Wednesday the members of a three-person crew that will be launched to its space station as part of its growing exploration of space.
Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2025
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Intelligent neural network model enhances space reactor shielding design
Researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a neural network model based on self-attention mechanisms to rapidly predict radiation shielding designs for space ...
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2025
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SpaceX knocks out 1st of 2 launches, both with sonic boom warnings
An early Monday morning launch was the first of two on the Space Coast with planned booster landings that could bring sonic booms to Central Florida.
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2025
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China to launch new crewed mission into space this week
China is expected to launch a new crewed mission into space this week, as Beijing takes steady steps toward its goal of putting astronauts on the moon.
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2025
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Delivering payloads to Mars with CHAMPS
Through its "Moon to Mars" program, NASA plans to send the first crewed missions to Mars by the end of the next decade. To fulfill this bold vision, the agency is investigating advanced technologies through numerous programs. ...
Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2025
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NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday.
Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2025
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NASA's Glenn to test lunar air quality monitors aboard space station
As NASA prepares to return to the moon, studying astronaut health and safety is a top priority. Scientists monitor and analyze every part of the International Space Station crew's daily life—down to the air they breathe. ...
Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2025
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Space traffic and trash: Policy experts work toward a sustainable final frontier
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. Several months later, the U.S. sent Explorer I into space. With two small objects, the space race began.
Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2025
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How to catch the shooting stars of spring's first meteor shower, the Lyrids
When the Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak, it will be spring's first chance to see shooting stars.
Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2025
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It's time to build a space telescope interferometer—this could be the first step
The dream of finding life on an alien Earth-like world is hampered by a number of technical challenges. Not the least of which is that the Earth is dwarfed by the size and brightness of the sun. We might be able to discover ...
Astronomy
Apr 17, 2025
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